by Riley Smith | Aug 19, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Secure Pork Supply Plan, or SPS, helps producers proactively plan for enhanced biosecurity, animal traceability, and disease monitoring for both foreign animal disease outbreaks endemic diseases. Meredith Peterson, director of swine health for the National Pork...
by Riley Smith | Aug 18, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
One of the most iconic parts of the Iowa State Fair is the food, and there’s always plenty of it. There are also many food competitions that take place in the Elwell building on the west side of the fairgrounds, which do a great job of connecting fairgoers with the...
by Riley Smith | Aug 18, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Buyers from across Central and South America as well as the Caribbean met face-to-face with U.S. red meat exporters at the 13th Latin American Product Showcase, which is hosted by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Held July 30-31 in Guatemala City, the event...
by Riley Smith | Aug 15, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Iowa State Fair brings in visitors from all over, and one visitor to the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network broadcast shed came down from all the way up north. Ron Kustyshyn, Minister of Agriculture for Manitoba, Canada, visited the Iowa State Fair after being...
by Riley Smith | Aug 15, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
This week’s U.S. Export Sales report had big numbers for the markets to digest, which is great for this time of year. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said new crop corn sales were particularly strong and set another record for this week. McBride said this...
